Alluminitti
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I honestly don't like programming. I only choosed it as a hobby as a means of entry into the game development industry. The design of computer games, in particular, the aspect of gameplay appeals more to me than actually hacking in code all the day.
There are numerous local software firms hiring and most of their job postings have made no mention of a college degree. I don't think they give a crap as long as you have a portfolio and some work experience to back you up.
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Hey,
I'm currently enrolled in my local community college and the more classes I take the more depressed I become. At one point I was suicidal. I'm very uncomfortable in a school environment and quite frankly, I'm tired of school. I'm tired of book reports, homework, walking around with a bookbag, paying thousands for stupid classes, etc. I haven't learned anything new since I started college, which is the honest truth. Each year the school makes changes to the CS cirriculum which halts my graduation. With the way things are going now, it will be awhile before I obtain my associates degree.
People always tell me their stories about how they obtain well-paying computer programming jobs without even finishing college. That a programming portfolio is held in much higher regard than a college degree. I can see this being realistic since most kids who obtain a bachelor's degree in either computer science or information technology rarely code during their freetime (most of them are just in it for the money). And those game kids aren't really good programmers to begin with.
Throughout middle and high school I've been teaching myself and coding in c++, making various simple games and 3D applications. Game design is what I've always wanted to do, however, I wouldn't want to program games for a living since, compared to non-game software engineers, game developers work longer hours and get paid much less.
My plan is to make my portfolio which would include some 2D/3D games, 3D graphics demos, and some websites. Apply for either an entry-level web developer job (which is much, much easier than coding games) or a Quality Assurance spot (a.k.a game/application testing; crappy pay but atleast I gain some experience). After a couple of years, I'll probably get promoted to a mid-level programmer then I'll save money to start my own game development firm.
Anyway, are my plans realistic? The thought of college just makes me sick. With years of c++ programming under my belt, I can easily learn a new language (i.e.: c#, action script, java) that any job would require. I believe I'm ready for the work environment. Tired of carrying around books and doing stupid homework.
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Damnit people. Let Street Fighter rest in peace. Leave it in the closest with your Sonic The Hedgehog and Pac Man. Dragon Ball Z and Soul Caliber are the new crap now wardy.
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Hello,
I represent Talitha Starware as a consultant. Talitha is an online multimedia design studio established in 2005. Anyways, unfortunately our staff is booked with work. I just thought I'd tell you guys about a job a client gave us recently. The job involves making a chat client for an online adult dating site. It pays $500.
If you're interested heres my contact information :
AIM: Allumintti
MSN: luminion@gmail.com
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The guy clearly is a racist. Doesn't matter if he apologies.
I'm glad no one in here defended him by saying, "maybe he was drunk?" because that's bullshit.
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Is there a way to convert dex drive save files into a readable format for PJ64?
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Hello,
I currently run a online multimedia design studio. My company, Talitha Starware accepts clients from all over the world. Talitha Starware also functions as an online game development studio.
My multimedia staff currently is lacking in people proficient with flash and server-side techonlogy. I'm convinced that some people here have the skills necessary to be onboard the team. Keep in mind that this is a online venture. No need to relocate.
It's also important to note that if you're currently working on a game project then we could assist with the art. Don't hesitate to contact us.
Our website: http://talitha.cvk.ca/
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Dude, I'm not even going to ask, why you would post this....
Well you had to admit the video was quite funny. The guy plainly is an idiot.
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Hey,
Recently came across a video on youTube with a kid ghost-riding his car and having it get stolen by a black guy. I knew the kid was a bit familiar so I did a bit of searching(in real life). And it turns out he used to go to my highschool, his name is -edited-.
I've obtained some contact information from a friend of his so that I could publicly post it. What you do with that information is entirely up to you. I'm not suggesting anything but you could also argue that I'm alluding to something
. Again, do what you want.Name: -edited-
AIM Handle: -edited-
E-mail address: -edited-
Website: http://rav.realitybytes.tk/
Video in question:
No personal information unless he comes here and posts it himself - Robert
Personal info available on his website. - Me
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I hate how people act like they won't buy this system. I'm pretty sure in due time almost everyone on this message board will have a PS3 in their bedroom.
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Hello,
I recently purchased an X-Box 360 controller to be used with my PC to play some games evidently. Some games, however, won't allow gamepad/joystick configuration, such as Fable: The Lost Chapters.
The drivers are already installed. But what I'm looking for is software that allows you to map keyboard and mouse buttons to a usb game controller. I've came across Pinnacle Game Profiler but it's a shareware product and only allows for us for 30 days.
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Thompson wants to get hands on Bully
After calling on Take-Two to prevent its upcoming PlayStation 2 game Bully from falling into anybody's hands, Florida lawyer Jack Thompson is now trying to get his own hands on it, and before anybody else at that.
Thompson filed a petition today with the 11th Judicial Circuit Court asking for Wal-Mart and Take-Two to furnish him with an advance copy of Bully so he can have "an independent third party" play the game and determine if it would constitute a public nuisance in the state of Florida (in which case it could be banned).
"If Bully is indeed safe for children's play, then petitioner will be the first to say so," Thompson said. "If it is not, then not only will the underlying action be brought sounding in Florida nuisance law, but also possibly and most likely in fraud as well."
One of Thompson's complaints centers around retailers like Wal-Mart accepting preorders for the game without age verification, because the game has yet to receive a rating.
"Is it a 'Mature' game not appropriate for anyone under 17 or is it a 'Teen' game sold to everyone," Thompson asks. "The ESRB refuses to say and appears to be withholding from the public the rating of the game in order to quell controversy for its corporate collaborator, Take-Two. ... This withholding of rating information from the public about a game that the ESRB has had for over a year is outrageous, made more so by the fact that Wal-Mart is actually pre-selling Bully with no rating whatsoever for the game, to anyone of any age!"
He added that preselling a game that hasn't been rated yet is "akin to a pharmaceutical company selling a new and controversial drug without prior FDA approval," and he accused Take-Two of instigating "a new wave of successfully orchestrated harassment" against him. So far that wave consists of a series of phone calls he received Tuesday morning from a caller who identified himself as "Peter," called him a sexual deviant, and threatened his life. Last December, a 16-year-old gamer in Texas was charged with a misdemeanor for threatening to torture and kill Thompson.
Take-Two had not returned a request for comment regarding Thompson's petition as of press time.
Does Thompson have a life?
By the way, Bully is a PS2 game made by Rockstar.
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I guess I should put in my two cents in the whole situation here. I believe that people who blame video games as the sole cause of the disturbance in our culture have an invalid point here. The thing is, there are a great number of elements in our culture that contribute or influence a child's behavior. The human mind is so complex and identifying only a single culprit seems illogical. Also, it's interesting how people are more concerned with playing the blame game then actually fixing the problem at hand.
What do you guys think?
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Guess what
FULL article + reactions HERE:
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/06/no...r-you-says-ea/
Game Informer delivers some bad news for online gamers who were still enjoying a few of the older Electronic Arts titles. It seems that the company has already shut down servers for a number of games on Aug. 1 and plans to shut down even more on Oct. 1.While players will be able to play online in these games until the selected date, EA does mention that "certain community programs may begin to close down prior to the shutdown dates."
Here are the Oct. 1 titles that you can look forward to not playing online anymore:
* Madden NFL 2005 for PS2
* Madden NFL 2005 for Xbox
* Madden NFL 2005 for PC
* NFL Street 2: Unleashed for PS2
* NFL Street 2: Unleashed for Xbox
Check after the break for the full list of shutdowns.
August 1, 2006 Online Service Shutdown:
* FIFA Soccer 2005 for PS2
* FIFA Soccer 2005 for Xbox
* FIFA Soccer 2005 Demo for Xbox
* FIFA Soccer 2005 for PC
* EA Sports Fight Night Round 2 for PS2
* EA Sports Fight Night Round 2 for Xbox
* NCAA March Madness 2005 for PS2
* NCAA March Madness 2005 for Xbox
* NBA Live 2005 for Xbox
* NBA Live 2005 for PC
* NBA Live 05 for PS2
* NBA Street V3 for PS2
* NBA Street V3 for Xbox
* NCAA Football 2005 for PS2
* Need for Speed Underground 2 Demo for PC
* Need for Speed Underground 2 for PC
* Need for Speed Underground 2 for Xbox
* NHL 2005 for PS2
* NHL 2005 for Xbox
* NHL 2005 for PC
* Total Club Manager 06 for PS2
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 for PS2
* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 for PC
* UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 for PS2
* UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 for PC
* UEFA Champions League 2004-2005 for Xbox
October 1, 2006 Online Service Shutdown:
* Madden NFL 2005 for PS2
* Madden NFL 2005 for Xbox
* Madden NFL 2005 for PC
* NFL Street 2: Unleashed for PS2
* NFL Street 2: Unleashed for Xbox
This brings up an interesting question.
Is it a good time to finally pull the plug on the online function of games?
Sounds like menaceware: Buy 'n play the latest version, or NO online!!
I'd understand for the 2003/2004 lineup, but 2005???
Couple that with the impossibility to set your own unofficial servers, to be maintained even after company's death.
Hell, Warcraft 2 is still supported on Battle.net after a decade!!
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That's part of the problem. I don't thnik there are any plugins that would make it completely "smooth" when in netplay. Perhaps this will change when Project64 1.7 goes public.
How so?
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I've heard something along the lines that perfect Dark desyncs pretty easily and the multiplayer has many bugs under Project64K.
Still, Kaillera fanbys (on the N64 side) almost always stick to SuperSmash Bros. or Mario kart 64.
I know but Perfect Dark is alot more fun. I'm pretty sure with the right plugins gameplay would be smooth over the net.
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He's Vegeta. He's always evil.
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September 11 -- what year? 30 percent of Americans don't know
Wed Aug 9, 10:53 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some 30 percent of Americans cannot say in what year the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington took place, according to a poll published in the Washington Post newspaper. While the country is preparing to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives and shocked the world, 95 percent of Americans questioned in the poll were able to remember the month and the day of the attacks, according to Wednesday's edition of the newspaper.
But when asked what year, 30 percent could not give a correct answer.
Of that group, six percent gave an earlier year, eight percent gave a later year, and 16 percent admitted they had no idea whatsoever.
This memory black hole is essentially the problem of the older crowd: 48 percent of those who did not know were between the ages of 55 and 64, and 47 percent were older than 65, according to the poll.
The Post telephone survey was carried out July 21-24 among 1,002 randomly selected adults. The margin of error is plus or minus three percentage points.
This is rather odd...
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I guess I should put in my two cents in the whole situation here. I believe that people who blame video games as the sole cause of the disturbance in our culture have an invalid point here. The thing is, there are a great number of elements in our culture that contribute or influence a child's behavior. The human mind is so complex and identifying only a single culprit seems illogical. Also, it's interesting how people are more concerned with playing the blame game then actually fixing the problem at hand.
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Play Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie... or Concer's Bad Fur Day. Great fun.
Thanks, I'll definitely check them out
I don't know about Banjo-Tooie, I've never played it. But Banjo-Kazooie is a very good game. The only platformer that could actually match up to Mario 64.
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I'm just wondering because whenever I go on Kalliera via 1964 or Project64k I don't see any Perfect Dark games on. Just a bunch of Street Fighter and Smash Bros. stuff. It doesn't make sense because Perfect Dark is extremely fun in regards to it's multiplayer. I'm surprised not too many people play it.
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Do swap disc work for PS1 games though?
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My only problem is that I haven't figured out how to play it in fullscreen. The emulator, apparently, were made by some Japanese programmer(s). There isn't a user manual in english. So I'm don't know where to go.
Press Alt+Enter.
It's the most common "switch to full screen" key combination there is, after all.
Yea I already figured it out. Thanks.
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I had the same problem playing Guardian Heroes with the SSF emulator. But then I created a CD image of the game with Alcohol 120% and unchecked the "use CD thread" option and the game runs at perfect speed. It's freaking amazing.
My only problem is that I haven't figured out how to play it in fullscreen. The emulator, apparently, were made by some Japanese programmer(s). There isn't a user manual in english. So I'm don't know where to go.
Acquiring a computer programming job without a degree
in Nerd's Chatter [/nerds]
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Your portfolio would have to be FANTASTIC to make up for the lack of a degree. It's entirely possible, I think, to program without a degree but you have to be really really good. But you should apply anyway without the degree just in case you get lucky or something. The big, well known, or prestigious companies like id software (I think all their positions have some sort of degree as a Desired Skill since id is like the Harvard of gaming) can demand a college degree and get it but small game shops don't have that luxury.
I have no intentions in working for a big company. I just want to get a moderately well-payinng programming job so I can move out. Alll of that stuff about making my own company will be in the distant future. I want to focus on the immediate goal at hand.